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Mississippi Public School Districts Make AP Honor Roll

The Mississippi Board of Education recognized Hinds County School District and Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District as Advanced Placement Honor Roll Districts at its Thursday board meeting in Clinton.

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Troy Shondell

Rock-and-roll vocalist Gary Wayne Schelton, who rose to fame in the '60s under the stage name Troy Shondell, died Thursday, Jan. 7, at a nursing facility in Picayune, Miss., from …

Education

State School Board Approves Tweaks to Academic Standards

Mississippi's state Board of Education unanimously adopted a series of minor changes to the state's academic standards Thursday, in what could be a quiet end to a controversy over the …

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Cody Core

The East-West Shrine Game will be a chance for former University of Mississippi wide receiver Cody Core to raise his draft stock.

Politics

Miss. Governor Makes Midyear Budget Cuts to Most Agencies

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is making 1.5 percent budget cuts for many state agencies because tax collections are falling short of expectations.

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Kenny Stokes Asks DOJ to Investigate 'Threats' Against Gun Rights

Kenny Stokes is going on offense and taking aim at his detractors.

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The Lady Bulldogs’ Major Opportunity

The Mississippi State University Lady Bulldogs basketball team will play a game that is not only an opportunity but also a measuring stick for the a rising program.

Sports

The Slate

Peyton Manning and Tom Brady are meeting for the 17th time overall and fifth in the playoffs. It could be the final meeting between these two future Hall of Fame …

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Setting up Stonewalls

Since the musicians of rock-and-roll band Stonewalls first became friends while attending Florence High School, they have also worked together as band mates through various incarnations of the group.

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Welcome to Mayberry: The JFP Interview with Hinds County Sheriff Victor Mason

Victor Mason, 59, took over from Sheriff Tyrone Lewis on Dec. 30, becoming the second African American to serve as the top law-enforcement officer in the state's largest county by …

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Conversations about (Young) Community

Once the panelists at Operation Shoestring's "Conversations About Community" began speaking, everyone seemed to realize, all at once, that we have to listen to our children.

Editorial

Invest in Meaningful Workforce Training

Mississippi House Seaker Phillip Gunn, an attorney at one of the Jackson's largest law firms, quipped this week that he recently had to call a plumber to his Clinton home. …

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Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Nature'

Alex Epstein loves fossil fuels—and has the T-shirts and buttons to prove it—because, he argues, coal and crude oil make the Earth a better place.

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Financially Challenged Lives Matter

Mr. Announcer: "In the ghetto criminal-justice system, the people are represented by members of the newly established Ghetto Science Community Peace Keeping Unit."

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New Resort Plan Satisfies Hal & Mal’s

Malcolm White is backing down from threats he made about moving Hal & Mal's out of Jackson, thanks to recent action the Jackson City Council took to squelch a controversy …

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‘A Hurricane of Need and Hunger’ as SNAP Benefits Expire in State

SNAP benefits are for people living at the poverty line or with very low incomes, and any income a person does earn cuts into the amount of money they receive.

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Stop Tone-Deaf Attacks on ‘Black Lives Matter’

Martin Luther King Jr. would not approve of #BlackLivesMatter. Dr. King was about bringing people together. He would say, 'All lives matter,'" the tweet declared confidently.

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John Tierre

John Tierre, an Omaha, Neb., native and owner of Farish Street restaurant Johnny T's Bistro & Bar, knew that, even as a child, he wanted to be an entrepreneur.

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Election Disputes: No Bibles, and Lots of Swearing

The Mississippi Capitol became a temporary courthouse last week in a Republican battle for super-majority control of the House of Representatives.

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King Cakes in Jackson

Twelve days after Christmas, Mardi Gras season began, which means it's now king cake season. Here's where you can get the treat locally.